Run Wire From Basement To Garagae Attic

I would like to have 2 15 amp circuits and 2 20 amp circuits in the garage.

Run wire from basement to garagae attic.

If you have a rigid line then you can open up one wall on second floor to drill to attic and first and then drill up to first from basement. Secure the cable to the overhead joists with cable staples. Go outside and lay the cable into the trench running it all the way to the garage. At the garage repeat steps 3 through 7 to install the plastic conduit and cable.

The total length of the run is about 80 feet. To add lights and outlets you could spend days crawling around your attic and snaking wire through walls. My plan is to create a run from my main panel in my basement to the detached garage. Rigid conduit with an outside diameter of 3 4 in and a fish tape long enough to reach through the buried pipe.

It seems no matter what you will have to open a couple walls but might not be as bad as you think. Running wire from attic to basement. The staple gun should be loaded with wire staples designed for holding the size and type of wire you are running. Bring all of the wire up into the attic.

While one person holds the flashlight the other person should use a staple gun to run the wire along the rafters from one entry hole to the other. You can get different sizes of pvc and you can run 2 3 lines in one run. From inside the basement pull the cable all the way to the main electrical panel. To run the wires inside rigid conduit you ll need a hacksaw a pipe bender capable of bending 1 2 in.

My home was built in 1941. On the second floor run wires down the wall from the attic. I recently installed a motion sensored security light in the back of my house. I replaced an old flood.

When necessary use existing ducts or pipe runs to get wires from the attic into the basement. Go outside and lay the cable into the trench running it all the way to the garage. Secure the cable to the overhead joists with cable staples. I am in need of some help choosing the correct wire for my detached garage.

If you have access to your basement crawl space and attic you should be able to run wires without having to cut patch any drywall. At home centers you ll find a variety of pvc fittings that let you turn corners and run the conduit exactly where.